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Android Wear seemed like the right product at the right time when Google announced it back in 2014. Smartwatches were just starting to take off with products like the Pebble awakening our latent desire for wrist computers. Meanwhile, Apple’s long-rumo…

Earlier this month, BlackBerry revealed that the KEY2 would be announced on June 7. Just a couple weeks later, we now have a teaser video from the company giving us our first official look at the phone.

The render of the KEY2 shown in the video lines up a with leaks we’ve previously seen, including the return of a physical keyboard, a new button that appears to be an app drawer shortcut of some sort, and even dual cameras on the back.

What we’re seeing so far looks a lot like the first KEYone, but that’s perfectly fine. The KEYone is still one heck of a gadget, and with the KEY2 presumably being a more powerful version of that, I’d say we’re going to be in for a real treat.

BlackBerry will be announcing the KEY2 in New York on June 7 and is promoting it with the phrase “An Icon Reborn.”

Most of the companies making Wear OS devices right now are fashion brands and lifestyle companies. They’re not exactly the most innovative when it comes to consumer electronics. Mobvoi is trying something new, though. After launching its first-gen TicWatch hardware last year, the company just announced the TicWatch Pro with an interesting transparent LCD to save power in ambient mode.

Internally, the TicWatch Pro is a standard Wear OS watch. There’s a round OLED display that does all the usual smartwatch things like show you notifications, display custom watch faces, and so on.

Most of the companies making Wear OS devices right now are fashion brands and lifestyle companies. They’re not exactly the most innovative when it comes to consumer electronics. Mobvoi is trying something new, though. After launching its first-gen TicWatch hardware last year, the company just announced the TicWatch Pro with an interesting transparent LCD to save power in ambient mode.

Internally, the TicWatch Pro is a standard Wear OS watch. There’s a round OLED display that does all the usual smartwatch things like show you notifications, display custom watch faces, and so on.

Verizon’s $13/month Total Mobile Protection is a nice way to ensure that you’re not out several hundreds of dollars if you break or lose your phone. However, it can usually only be added within 30 days of a new device’s purchase. But from time to time…

Verizon’s $13/month Total Mobile Protection is a nice way to ensure that you’re not out several hundreds of dollars if you break or lose your phone. However, it can usually only be added within 30 days of a new device’s purchase. But from time to time…

YouTube is the biggest video platform on the planet, delivering everything from music videos to birthday parties to breaking news around the world and updates on anything and everything you could ever want to know. Uploading your own videos to YouTube is an easy process, and you can do it right from your Android phone.

How to upload a videoUpload optionsHow to adjust the length of a video uploadHow to add music to an uploadHow to add a filter to your uploadHow to upload a video to YouTube

Launch the YouTube app from your home screen or the app drawer.Tap on the camera icon in the top bar of the app.You need to give YouTube access to your phone’s photos, camera and microphone so that it can see videos you’ve previously taken and take new videos directly in the app. Tap Allow access.

Tap Allow to let YouTube access the videos on your phone.Tap Allow to let YouTube access the camera to record videos.Tap Allow to let YouTub…

Right now you can grab this Chamberlain MyQ Smart Garage Door opener for just $71.95. This is the lowest price it’s sold for since Black Friday and one of the best prices it has ever hit. It’s compatible with most garage door openers made after 1993 that have standard safety sensors, so you won’t need to replace the whole opener to get the added functionality. Once installed, the MyQ hub can send you notifications if your door has been left open for too long and allow you to remotely open or close it from anywhere.

I added one of these to my garage door when we bought our new home, and it’s easily one of my favorite smart home gadgets. There’s no more wondering if we closed the door when we left that morning, or if the kid is trying to be slick and sneak people in or out of the house through the garage. If you need to replace the whole garage door opener unit, check out this Chamberlain smartphone-controlled unit for just $228.

NVIDIA Shield TV is still the gold standard for Android TV. It starts at $179 on Amazon.

The only Android TV box you should buy just got better.

Big news for those of you who have NVIDIA Shield TV — which, by the way, is the only Android TV box you should consider right now. The Android 8.0 Oreo update (which brings it up to the latest major version of Android) is available starting today.

This’ll bring along a major update to the user interface. You’ll get new sections along the left side of the screen, with your favorite apps (customizable, of course), play next (where what you’ve been watching and playing recently will appear) and channels (which is what apps are now called, sort of).

In addition, Amazon Prime Video will get a major refresh, Plex Media Service is improved, and a whole bunch more.

And, of course, Google Assistant still plays a big role here, and that means you can take advantage of all the smart stuff you’ve got scattered throughout your home, access…

Amazon has the Oral-B Pro 5000 SmartSeries Power Rechargeable Bluetooth Electric Toothbrush on sale for $54.94 when you clip the $15 coupon and enter code 15OB5000 at checkout. This normally sells for $90 and has received rave reviews from over 2,500 customers.

Why does your toothbrush need Bluetooth, you ask? Using the Oral-B app, it can provide real-time feedback to your smartphone about your brushing habits, making sure that you get the best results possible with your daily dental hygiene. The toothbrush gets your teeth way cleaner than a traditional manual toothbrush would, and it gets your gums nice and healthy, too. There are even pressure sensor lights that let you know if you’re brushing too hard, which is a common mistake. The five cleaning modes include Daily Clean, Gum Care, Sensitive, Whitening, and Deep Clean. This also includes a travel case.